pitch cone
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Pitch cone — A pitch cone is the imaginary cone in a bevel gear that rolls without slipping on a pitch surface of another gear. [ ANSI/AGMA 1012 G05 , Gear Nomenclature, Definition of Terms with Symbols .] Notes … Wikipedia
pitch cone — noun Etymology: pitch (IV) : a cone that constitutes the pitch surface of an ordinary bevel gear * * * Mach. See under pitch surface … Useful english dictionary
Cone distance — in a bevel gear is the general term for the distance along an element of the pitch cone from the apex to any given position in the teeth.Outer cone distance in bevel gears is the distance from the apex of the pitch cone to the outer ends of the… … Wikipedia
Pitch angle — The pitch angle of a charged particle is the angle between the particle s velocity vector and the local magnetic field. This is a common measurement and topic when studying the magnetosphere.Usage: Particle motionIt is customary to discuss the… … Wikipedia
pitch surface — noun Etymology: pitch (IV) : the surface of either of two tangent imaginary friction wheels having the same axes and the same angular velocities as those of a pair of real gears in mesh * * * (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a… … Useful english dictionary
pitch surface — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane), a cylinder (pitch cylinder), or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed … Universalium
Pitch plane — The pitch plane of a pair of gears is the plane perpendicular to the axial plane and tangent to the pitch surfaces. A pitch plane in an individual gear may be any plane tangent to its pitch surface.The pitch plane of a rack or in a crown gear is… … Wikipedia
cone — /kohn/, n., v., coned, coning. n. 1. Geom. a. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. b. a plane surface… … Universalium
Back cone — The back cone of a bevel or hypoid gear is an imaginary cone tangent to the outer ends of the teeth, with its elements perpendicular to those of the pitch cone. The surface of the gear blank at the outer ends of the teeth is customarily formed to … Wikipedia
Front cone — The front cone of a hypoid or bevel gear is an imaginary cone tangent to the inner ends of the teeth, with its elements perpendicular to those of the pitch cone. The surface of the gear blank at the inner ends of the teeth is customarily formed… … Wikipedia
